This has to be the most ignorant post I've come across so far on this site, and the webmaster should have removed it, as such ignorance is unfortunately contagious. People should have correct facts so that they can make informed decisions, and unfortunately, there is more fear than fact in the author's post.

Quote from the original author: "A large percentage of the dairy cows in America have the bovine leukemia virus. Children who are given formula instead of breat (SIC) milk are more likely to develop leukemia."
Truth -- Absolutely unsubstantiated myth. There is no connection between leukemia and cow's milk and formula.
Check out http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=9346 for more correct information about this disease, as well as http://www.fda.gov/ora/inspect_ref/igs/foodsp2.html for information regarding infant formula.
Pediatricians highly suggest that newborns either breastfeed or drink formula, but for the vitamins such liquids provide, and for infant tolerance levels, but those formulas are usually cow-milk based, and soy-based milk is recommended only for lactose intolerant infants.

Quote: "The cows develop sores on their teats and a good amount of pus gets into the milk intended for human consumption."
Let's assume this to be true to some extent. Even if it is, the US Government has rigorous standards for subsidized products, of which milk is one. Even with the regulations, the US Government allows a margin of leeway into many of the foods we eat or drink. The Department of Health's allowances are surprising, such as insect matter in cereal, etc, etc, but such allowances are made. See: http://www.fda.gov/ora/inspect_ref/igs/foodsp2.html for more correct information.
It must be understood however, that the modern pasteurization processes effectively destroy harmful foreign matter

Quote: "Drinking milk is cruel, un-necessary, and disgusting."
'Cruel', 'unnecessary' and 'disgusting' are all very subjective phrases. The actual physical act of drinking milk is 100% not cruel, unless one is directly squeezing the milk out of a cow, which I'm sure rarely happens. Furthermore, milk provides vital minerals such as Vitamin A and high levels of Calcium that are essential to good health and bone development, especially in children (not infants, as the formula is a better choice in that case as stated before). Disgusting? Milk tastes quite good to the vast majority of the world, especially when chocolate syrup is added. To some people, however, the taste may be unpleasant, and of course, then, seeking an alternative beverage may be a good idea. Those of us who enjoy the taste of milk will probably continue to drink it, however.

Quote: "Just visualize a child of 4 or 5 being breast-fed by a
human mother. That is a disturbing image. Now imagine
a human adult suckling from a cows teat, gross! Milk is
for infants, and should only come to them from another of
their species."

Well, I can also visualize a person biting off the head of a chicken and drinking its blood, but this doesn't happen often. And to be fair, I'm sure that there are more people on this planet who drink chicken blood than five year olds who still suckle from their mother's breast. So, I'm not sure exactly what the point of such visualization is. Virtually every culture of the world uses an animals milk for drinking and food production: Americans use cows' milk for beverages, Mediterranean and Europeans use goat for cheeses, and others, like Arabs and the Nepalese, use camel and yak, respectively, for butter. And each of these cultures has been doing so since the dawn of the agrarian age. So, it is quite ridiculous to use a surreal image in order to attempt to dissuade people from drinking one of the most widely used and important beverages in the world.

It is clear to me that the author's agenda is to further his or her own ideals, which are obviously rooted in the animal rights movements. Milk, from most animals, once properly sterilized, is probably less harmful to the body than tap water. The only people who probably shouldn't drink milk are those who have been medically diagnosed as lactose intolerant or allergic. For the rest of us though, milk is a cultural and nutritional staple, and its consumption should not be halted because a handful of uninformed people spread incorrect information about it. Bottom line? If you don't like milk, don't drink it. And if it upsets you to see others do so, try to use logical and scientific arguments to dissuade them. And if that doesn't work, you're probably better off just minding your own business than spouting off ignorantly.

" Tis better to be silent and thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt."
-- Mark Twain